April 2026 - Challenges and Badges

 

Join the April challenges now in Garmin Connect.
Garmin is adding Golfing badges. 33(!) new badges.
It is again possible to change the country in your Garmin account.

Three month challenges - Stage 2

First month in Stage 2.

2026 Running - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 300 kilometers (186.42 miles) of running activities from April 1 to June 30.

2026 Walking - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 91 miles (146.5 km) of walking activities from April 1 to June 30.

2026 Cycling - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 675 kilometers (419.43 miles) of cycling activities from April 1 to June 30.

Full month challenges

April Likes
Join this challenge and receive a total of 25 or more likes on activities, posts or comments in April.

April Steps Podium
Join this challenge and finish in the top 3 of at least one weekly steps challenge from March 30 to April 26.

April Photo Share
Join this challenge and add a photo to 3 or more activities that are visible to others in April.

April Time to Walk
Join this challenge and record 15 hours of walking activities in April.

April Time to Ride
Join this challenge and record 20 hours of cycling activities in April.

April 15K
Join this challenge and record a 15-kilometer running activity in April.

April Step Month
Join this challenge and record 300,000 steps in April.

April Gains
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of strength activities in April.

April Rundown
Join this challenge and record 50 miles of running activities in April.

Active April
Join this challenge and record 20 activities of at least 20 minutes each in April.

April Swim
Join this challenge and record 4,000 meters of swimming activities in April.

April Warrior
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of yoga activities in April.

April Tour
Join this challenge and record 400 kilometers of cycling activities in April.

Full month challenges Connect+

April Calorie Burn
Join this challenge and burn 8,000 active calories in April.

Intense April
Join this challenge and reach your weekly intensity minutes goal on two different weeks from March 30 to April 26.

April Battery Booster
Join this challenge and achieve a Body Battery level of 76 or higher for 7 days in April.

April Meditations
Join this challenge and record meditation activities for 7 days in April.

Low Stress April
Join this challenge and maintain a daily average stress level of 50 or lower for 7 days in April.

April Intense Cardio
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of cardio activities in heart rate zone 3 in April.

April Power Cycling
Join this challenge and record at least 4 hours of cycling activities in power zone 3 in April.

April Heart Walks
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking in heart rate zones 2 or 3 in April.

April Speed Walking
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking with an average pace of 10:30 /km (16:50 /mi) or faster in April.

April Epic Hikes
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of total ascent during hiking activities in April.

April Running Climbs
Join this challenge and record 500 meters of total ascent during running activities in April.

Weekend and week challenges

Step into April
Join this challenge and record 100,000 steps from April 1-14.


April Weekend 5K
Join this challenge and record a 5-kilometer running activity from April 3-5.


April Swim Week
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of swimming activities from April 5-11.


April Weekend 40K
Join this challenge and record a 40-kilometer cycling activity from April 10-12.


April Weekend Walking
Join this challenge and record a 3-mile walking activity from April 17-19.


April Ride to 100
Join this challenge and record 100 kilometers of cycling activities from April 19-25.


April Weekend 10K

Join this challenge and record a 10-kilometer running activity from April 24-26.

Badges in April

Note: The listed country requirements are based on the country requirements from previous years. 
  • April 13-15, Songkran Festival 2026
    Record an activity during Songkran Festival, April 13-15, 2026. Country: Thailand

  • April 29-May 5 - Golden Week 2026
    Record an activity during Golden Week, April 29-May 5, 2026. Country: Japan

  • April 25 - Garmin Olathe Marathon 10K 2026

    Run the Garmin Olathe Marathon 10K in Olathe, Kansas, on April 25, 2026.
  • April 25 - Garmin Olathe Marathon Half 2026

    Run the Garmin Olathe Marathon half marathon in Olathe, Kansas, on April 25, 2026.
  • April 25 - Garmin Olathe Marathon Full 2026

    Run the Garmin Olathe Marathon full marathon in Olathe, Kansas, on April 25, 2026.
  • April 27 - King's Day 2026
    Record an activity on King's Day, April 27, 2026. Country: Netherlands

New badges

  • First Swing

    , Track your first shot on a golf course.

  • Hot Putter

    Take fewer than 30 putts in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 40

    Score under 40 in a 9-hole round.
  • Penalty-Free

    Complete a round without any penalties.
  • Break 30

    Score under 30 in a 9-hole round.
  • Break 70

    Score under 70 in an 18-hole round.
  • First Swing

    Track your first shot on a golf course.
  • Welcome to the Club

    Log your first golf round.
  • Twilight

    Finish a round between 6 and 8 PM.
  • Dew Sweeper

    Tee off between 5:30 and 7:30 AM.
  • No 3-Putts

    Record 2 or fewer putts on every green in a round.
  • Penalty-Free

    Complete a round without any penalties.
  • Par 5 Master

    Score par or better on all the par 5 holes in an 18-hole round.
  • Par 4 Master

    Score par or better on all the par 4 holes in an 18-hole round.
  • Par 3 Master

    Score par or better on all the par 3 holes in an 18-hole round.
  • Up & Down Artist

    Successfully get up and down on 75% or more of holes in an 18-hole round.
  • Sand Save

    Save par after landing in a greenside sand trap.
  • Par Starter

    Make 3 or more pars in a round.
  • Hot Putter

    Take fewer than 30 putts in an 18-hole round.
  • Green Machine

    Hit 75% or more of the greens in regulation in a round.
  • Fairway Finder

    Hit 75% or more of the fairways in a round.
  • Break 30

    Score under 30 in a 9-hole round.
  • Break 40

    Score under 40 in a 9-hole round.
  • Break 50

    Score under 50 in a 9-hole round.
  • Break 60 on 9

    Score under 60 in a 9-hole round.
  • Break 60 on 18

    Score under 60 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 70

    Score under 70 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 80

    Score under 80 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 90

    Score under 90 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 100

    Score under 100 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 110

    Score under 110 in an 18-hole round.
  • Break 120

    Score under 120 in an 18-hole round.
  • Bounce Back

    Make birdie or better on a hole immediately after a bogey or worse.
  • Ride With The Pros 2026, Complete the Ride with the Pros 2026 challenge in the Tacx Training app.


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Comments

  1. The ⛳️ Challenges will be very interesting. I have 5 ⛳️ Locations very close to me, here in the Bahamas.

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  2. Glad the golf watches can earn badges. I'm wondering if I would get the badge for the Garmin marathon if I run the distance in another state in the US. I'm in Florida and will likely do the 10k here on Saturday night.

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  3. Savez vous si ces badges seront accessibles uniquement sur des montres approach ? Fenix 8 compatible ? Merci

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  4. 30+ badges about GOLF ??? seriously ?

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    1. OMG! This is simply unbelievable! Why not give out 100 badges for golf only? Also make them payable like the ones on the connect+ We are far from being humans nowadays... what a disappointment.

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    2. A markeing tool for selling the Aproach line of watchs.Not much excerise in Golf when most ride in a cart.; Maybe bending the elbow st the bar should be a badge too. What a joke, just in time for April Fools day.

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  5. The golf challenges are now online.

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  6. Is there anyone else not getting the Weight Balance badge? I got it twice, but my kids are not getting it even though they hit the goal by a 0.1kg difference twice in the past 3 days

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    1. Last time I got Weight Warrior was Feb 9. I've tried to get it this week with 4 entries right on the goal weight, but no new badge. So, there seems to be an issue with it.

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    2. Yes, same issue for me. I expected it last week for the 3rd time but wasn't awarded it despite same parameters as the previous times I did get it.

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    3. I got the Weight Warrior badge for the third time today. I also thought I should have got it earlier, as I'd been under my "target weight" consistently for a while (I don't have a genuine target so I'd just set it high so it'd be easy to hit). The other day I experimented with lowering the target so I'm fluctuating around it, and that seems to have done the trick. My new hypothesis is that you need to first have been *over* your target weight to then trigger the badge when coming down under it again. Just a hypothesis though. I'd be interested to know if that works for others.

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    4. I got the badge again this morning too. I regularly fluctuate to just over or below the target weight I have set so can't confirm for sure that you need to go above the target and come back down as I'd done that anyway. Issue seems fixed at least!

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    5. I find the weight system that Garmin has implemented useless. If you change the goal today, it changes the goal on every single weight login you've ever done. Why would anybody keep records like that? Badge or not, it's not worth my effort entering weight in this system.

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    6. I don't get this badge either. I've only gotten it twice...

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    7. 3 times, 1/15, 2/15, 3/18, every 31 days not 30. The March one I entered at a later time because the early morning didn't work. So I reentered again at 6 pm and I got it.

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    8. I record every day. I don't modify the weight goal in those 7 days of tracking. If it is off and Not exact round it back to your goal if you really want the badge that bad.

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  7. I just made few golf badges casually walking and swinging empty hand :/

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  8. Golf badges are repeatable! it's very very wrong.

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    1. Non of them are marked as repeatable. How do you know?

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    2. https://i.postimg.cc/Y0yCjrSC/Screenshot-20260329-145111-Garmin-Connect.jpg

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    3. Thank you. I see now that ~12 of them are repeatable.

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    4. Yes, next door neighbor has a little putting carpet in his garage. He's getting ready for good weather. He showed me his "new" golf badges he got yesterday without leaving the house.

      Can Garmin possibly destroy the badge structure any further?

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    5. I see the Garmin badges properties list is back to being sorted.

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  9. Is the country / location editable again? Has anybody tried?

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    1. Oui ça fonctionne parfaitement

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    2. I’ve also noticed the option to change the location.

      I’m wondering, though, whether you can change the location more than once, or just once, and then, as before, have to contact customer service by phone to change the country again.

      Does anyone have any experience with this?

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    3. I've changed to TH and it is still editable for me.

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    4. Do you have Garmin Connect + ? Or without ?

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    5. Strange. I tried. I only got the opportunity to change my birthday even if i try to change the country settings 🤷🏼‍♀️

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    6. Did you try on the website or in connect app?

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